Hello Honey

I cannot stand the cuteness of the Paper Smooches bees!! Each and every one of them I just adore! BEEcause they are adorable! ❤

I colored these guys and their little beehive there with Copic Markers and added them all to these die cut patterned paper elements. 2018 was the year I tried to use more purple….TRIED. And 2019 is the year I try to use more patterned paper. Because I may or may not have a *few* sheets of it.

Paper Smooches: Bee Mine, Bee Mine Icon Dies, Duo Die 4, Hearts Dies. ❤

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Thank you for stopping by–have a great weekend! We are in for a big snowstorm here!

Jill

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By Us As Us

Hola! I thought I’d pop in with a quick post sharing a cutie lil’ Taylored Expressions card!

I just get such a kick out of so many TE sentiments and I want to use THEM ALL at once! Ha!! 🙂

Too funny right? I know I have some friends like this, and we can carry on and laugh hysterically to ourselves about nonsense. ❤  

Sarcasti-chick is a hoot! And I super love these little Punny Notes Valentine critters! I stamped these with Oreo ink and colored them in with Copic Markers, and die cut them out. After I stenciled the die cut card panel, I added some stitching, popped the little critters on the card and added their frames. In the final second, I threw a little tiny felt heart on there at the bottom to button it all up. Too cute! 🙂

You can find all my supplies and links to the Taylored Expressions Shop below:

Also, be sure to check out the TE Blog! Have a great night! 🙂

Jill

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Glad We Met

We are almost to the weekend people–we’re going to make it! 🙂

Today, I’m here to share my Friday Paper Smooches card, and I just really enjoy this one because I ❤ this sentiment!! And crazy because I don’t think I had ever stamped it before? ♥️. Well, you know what I’m going to be stamping on all the things now, right? 🙂

I die cut all the elements and then adhered them all down on the lil’ notebook die cut. I thought I’d foam mount that, but then I decided I’d rather stitch it down instead. So there you have it. All added to a scored panel. 🙂

Paper Smooches: Notebook Basic, Word Bubbles, Hearts Dies, Lovely Thoughts

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Thank you for stopping by!  🙂

Jill

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Hello, Hello!

Hello-Happy Thursday! Just popping in with a quick card I made to get my crafty mind working. 🙂

I felt like using a pink and a minty/pool blue/green. I apparently had mint chocolate chip on my mind. 🙂 So I stamped those colors and then overlaid with grays for the gradient. It wasn’t my very best stamping, but I ran with it. 🙂 I think I’ll try to find a brighter color for each next time.

I stamped everything, scored the panel and added the stitching to finish it all off! Kept it simple. I never know if I should add more? But I think if I debate it too long, the answer is always no. Ha! 🙂

This stamp set is from the Stamp Market and it is called Hello Hello. 🙂 (I think it must be retired because I cannot find a link to share.)

Have a great day today! I’ll be back here tomorrow with a new card. TGIF!

Jill 🙂

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Adoring You, SOA

Hello–Today I am sharing a couple of cards for Catherine Pooler’s Adoring You Stamp of Approval Collection! I had a couple sets to work with and I combined them both with Catherine’s fun inks!!

For this card, I used the following ink colors available HERE:  Aquatini, Suede Shoes, Coral Cabana, Shea Butter, Black Jack, Grass Skirt and Green Tea. Phew! That was a lot! 🙂 

Those birds are definitely love birds, wouldn’t you say? ❤ For this card, I stamped all the images and sentiment, scored the base panel and stitched it to a card base.

Next up, I have this little anniversary card that is sweet, simple and more on the graphic side. 🙂

For this card, I used Suede Shoes, Sand Castle and Coral Cabana inks from Catherine Pooler. The Coral Cabana color is new to me, and I quite enjoy it! Again, I stamped all the images and then added a couple little cardstock strips before adhering and stitching it all together. I finished this card off with a little twine. 

Fun how it turned out–I almost binned it. 🙂

These cards are both made with the new Stamp of Approval stamp sets: Happy Together Stamp Set & the Congratulations Sentiments Stamp Set.

A crafty thank you to Catherine for having me along to celebrate her latest SOA release! Be sure to check out the shop HERE for more fun and the latest scoop!

I look forward to seeing what everyone creates with this collection!!

Happy stamping!

Jill 🙂

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A Cute Card and SUPER FUN News!

It’s a new week and a New Year and I think I finally got some things crossed off my list today? It’s been nutty around here, to say the least! 🙂

I’m sharing a card I made today with the cuties from Neat & Tangled’s Lumberjack Love set. 🙂 I colored them for the last Daily Marker 30 challenge and last night they stumbled back onto my desk–I figured it was a sign I should make this card. ❤

I colored them with Copics and die cut them out, adding them to a simple card base that I scored and stitched. My fave! ❤ Plus, I mean, pun. Enough said. 😉

I’m thinking I will save this one for my husband on Valentine’s Day…shhhhhhh 🙂

Saving the most exciting part for last! I’m sharing the exciting news that I am joining the Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine’s 2019 Creative Team!!!

Oh my heavens!! I cannot wait til all their talent rubs off on me!! 🙂 How fortunate I am to have this amazing opportunity?! I am truly still flabbergasted to join these talented ladies and the SCT Publishing and Editorial team, while they all make magic with paper, words, and fantastic photography!  Elated beyond words that can express my joy!!!! And excited to share the news here–yay! Thank you so very much SCT!! ❤ ❤

I hope you all will follow along over there –especially by checking out the printed issues that can be mailed to you with a subscription or you can find them at Barnes and Noble too! You can follow the SCT Blog HERE and check out the latest issue HERE as well.

It was truly a highlight of 2018 for me to have a handful of my cards in their issues, and now here I am, part of the Creative Team! eeeeeeeeeep!

Thank you all for *listening* to my excitement and have a great week! ❤

Jill 🙂

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Miss You

Happiest first Friday of the New Year! Hope you are all having a great year so far. 🙂

Today, I’m sharing this sweet little Paper Smooches card.

For this card, I scored the base and then added all the die cuts inside the simple frame. I put two layers of the skyline and a few more layers of the hearts to make that stand up taller. Love how this one turned out. I also very much-loved sending this. ❤

Paper Smooches: Super 2, Scallop Frame Die, Hearts Dies, All Year Cheer.

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Thank you for stopping by! Have a fantabulous weekend! 🙂

Jill

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